Former Boone standout Marvin Bracy set for FSU redshirt

TALLAHASSEE — Back in February, when he could speak publicly for the first time about former Boone High standout Marvin Bracy, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher sported a wide grin.

With one of the nation's fastest sprinters officially on his roster, Fisher had good reason to smile. He didn't plan on stopping anytime soon, either.

At least, that was the case until earlier this week, when the expression on his face finally changed.

"I've got a frown now," Fisher said. "I'm not smiling. I'm frowning."

Like many across the state, Fisher was anxious to see the reigning two-time 100-meter state champion step foot inside Doak Campbell Stadium this fall.

Thanks to a hamstring injury that has been slow to heal, it doesn't appear Bracy will be able to give Fisher and others that opportunity.

During his news conference Monday, Fisher said he was hoping to give Bracy until the end of this week before he and his staff determined whether they were going to redshirt him. That was before the injury flared up again Tuesday, forcing the true freshman back to limited action.

"He's still just not healthy," Fisher said Tuesday. "I wish he would be because I'd like to incorporate three or four things for him to do and learn that and then there are things we could do."

Bracy originally aggravated the injury in June, just before the U.S. Olympic Trials. Although he has tried pushing it since arriving in Tallahassee earlier this summer, the hamstring still isn't healthy.